One of the most amazing aspects of being a believer is when God sends other believers into your life for you to share your life with. These are those folks that are crazy for Jesus the same way you are. You don't get funny stares from them when you talk about chatting it up with Lord. You don't get mean comments when you choose to live a life of purity and sacred morals. You don't get a disappointed look from them when you stand up to things the world says is okay, but Jesus says is not. You don't get judgement when you fail to be the person that God intended you to be. And you don't have to hide it with a lie when you fail.
What you do get is grace. intention. love.
and Joy.
It is rare when these people come along. One in a Million, you might say.
We live in a world where being a believer is NOT normal. Following God's word down to the tiniest detail is not something that the majority of the folks I know even care to do. In fact, most of the folks I know are the type people that try to be good, try to love everyone, and try to be normal.
I don't think anywhere in the Bible God says that being normal is what we should be.
In fact...
In 1 John 3:13, "Do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you."
So when you find a church, a family, a couple - any group of people who are totally in love with God like you are, people who are 100% committed to living a life of upstanding morals, people that know without a shadow of a doubt that they will face persecution, people who are not just blending in with the crowd - when you find this, you want to celebrate.
it is so amazing. Say, Cloud 9?
I'm celebrating today.
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